Osteomyelitis associated with Nocardiopsis composta in a dog

We report the first detection of Nocardiopsis composta in association with osteomyelitis in a young male miniature Australian shepherd dog. Findings included suppurative osteomyelitis containing intralesional Fite's acid fast bacilli, aerobic culture of branching Gram-positive rods, and positiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian veterinary journal 2015-05, Vol.56 (5), p.466-470
Hauptverfasser:	Salas, Elisa N, Royal, Debra, Kurz, Lance, Loy, J Dustin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Actinomycetales - genetics Actinomycetales - isolation & purification Actinomycetales Infections - diagnosis Actinomycetales Infections - drug therapy Actinomycetales Infections - veterinary Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Dog Diseases - microbiology Dog Diseases - pathology Dogs Drug Resistance, Bacterial Male Osteomyelitis - microbiology Osteomyelitis - veterinary RNA, Bacterial - genetics RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics Scientific
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the first detection of Nocardiopsis composta in association with osteomyelitis in a young male miniature Australian shepherd dog. Findings included suppurative osteomyelitis containing intralesional Fite's acid fast bacilli, aerobic culture of branching Gram-positive rods, and positive identification via phenotypic analysis and 16S rDNA sequencing.
ISSN:	0008-5286